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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8946,Lat: 46.465
Elevation	609 meter above sea level
Local time	20:45:04pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Blonay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz	1.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Chernex	2.6 km	SouthSouthEast
3 La Tour-de-Peilz	3.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Montreux	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Corsier-sur-Vevey	3.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	68 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	214 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	306 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 268 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 16.8 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.9 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 34%, low mountains: 28%, moderate high mountains: 33%, high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.2 km2

29.5%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

20.1 km2

25.6%

Viticulture

1.4 km2

1.8%

Urban area

18.4 km2

23.4%

Water - Lakes

15 km2

19%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blonay in country Switzerland

Blonay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	5 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	12 km	WestNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	68 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Blonay

Type of weather in Blonay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam